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In reply to the discussion: The latest "banning" (NYC_SKP) is an interesting lesson on REPUTATION. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)not a game women are going to play. DU has had a longtime Reputation of not being the place to discuss the serious issues facing women, not just in this country, but all over the world. The focus here has always been on trivia.
So most of us women here on DU simply went elsewhere to discuss the issues that face women globally.
Clearly you don't 'get it', which is fine. Not my problem.
Now, lets talk about racism. Our entire Foreign Policy is racist, but ssssshhhhh, on DU we don't talk about that. Fortunately just about everywhere else we DO.
No one who supports women can possibly support the wars this country is constantly involved in.
But I know, you would like to confine the discussion to 'someone said a word that offends me'.
I am not interested in such trivia, I am interested in the real world issues that face ALL women, especially minority women who are the most affected by US policies, EVERYWHERE.
DU doesn't talk about actual Women's issues, DU talks about distractions FROM the real world issues of minorities, especially women who are minorities, and that is why most of US go elsewhere, talk to all over the world who are so adversely affected by the policies that are taboo here on this forum for political reasons.
So go right ahead and be offended by a few words. I prefer to ignore such trivia and deal with the real issues faced by women, minorities especially, and Gays, when our government SUPPORTS regimes who oppress all theses minorities, but here on DU that is not of any interest because we are so nice and safe in our comfortable homes, reaching for the smelling salts because, OMG, someone said something on the internet'.
I have met and talked to women of various ethnic backgrounds who are actually DOING something for women and minorities, putting their own lives on the line. So I view your comment here as simply sad, and confirmation for me that my decision to work with minority women and children from all over the globe, rather than waste time here on this forum arguing over words, was the correct one.